Overview:

The Financial Analyst – Marketing Analysis is responsible for conducting financial analysis of marketing strategies and offering financial support for culinary development.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Partner with Marketing and Culinary teams to implement business-building initiatives, including analyzing guest counts, sales, margin, and profitability impacts

Cost and price recipes based on Culinary development and provide feedback to optimize margin and improve guest experience

Evaluate and distribute performance results for menu tests and promotions, including impacts to guest counts, sales, check, margin and menu mix

Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting for various Marketing, Culinary and Operations initiatives

Maintain financial forecasts and reconcile against expected results

Leverage systems to perform data validations, identifying discrepancies and opportunities for optimizations

Analyze, identify, and communicate emerging trends and their impact so action is prioritized appropriately

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Experience in an analytical role exemplifying initiative, accuracy, and influence

Excellent analytical skills, strong initiative, and flexibility in analyzing results

Very strong knowledge of Excel.  Proven spreadsheet and data retrieval skills

Attention to detail

Solid critical thinking skills

Strong project management skills

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

OTHER KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

Proven ability to work within a strong team environment

Strong communicator with excellent oral, written and presentation skills

Ability to meet aggressive deadlines with accurate and concise analyses

Ability to prioritize effectively to move multiple concurrent projects to completion

Self-starter willing to promote change when necessary

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Knowledge of Oracle, Hyperion, and Micro Strategy a plus